Cause of confusion

deflateddue to lack ofrecognition meaningwhich escapesknown cognition confusioncaused by differenceintent and interpretation tossed outby legal eaglesthey demand documentation Note: I keep telling new hires in companies not to use emojis in business communication. Incidentally, I came across this video today which supports my stance and shows the source of inspiration behind this piece (other than … Continue reading Cause of confusion

Crime

impressionsof a thumbon a glass-criminalscan't be dumb wear a maskfor disguiserun for lifehide- but it'son the news detectivesholding breathgather prooflet them allhang to death Form used is Amphimacers An amphimacer is a three-syllable foot. The rhyme of each verse is limited to the second and five foot. All but two lines are end-stopped, with two … Continue reading Crime

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #289

Welcome back to another week of incessant rains! Well, that is the weather in my part of the world. Rains bring so much to mind - metaphorical, meteorological, geographical, poetic, natural beauty, floods. PROMPT #289 Let the thoughts flood your mind. You may use the word 'Rain' in your piece in any form. Alternatively, I … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #289

Change-a-cation

call itchange-a-cationI don’t likecomatose statesdoing nothing just that empty spaceto design actionthat makes me happynot to earn a livingbutearn a life or maybe a state of hyggebeing alonein a large villaor small roomin my companyand have those conversationslong postponed getting re-acquaintedwith starting pointsjourneysdestinations-discarding toxic residueof life Is this whyit is calleda vacation? Poetics at dVerse … Continue reading Change-a-cation

Start

eyes wide shutthe dark night displaystiny, brightpowerfulsunbursts across the slate skyblossom-ready thoughts burst intoideas to workWho can sleep?-a new dawnthreatens to cut across night-a new project starts Photo Challenge at MLMM

Audaciously Authentic

I don’t stop to seeblood spilt along the waywounds on pride and self-esteeminflicted by rejection and criticismby those who should have ceased to matterlong, long ago the only change of directionis needed in thoughtdestinations will align I don’t stop to thinkhow the past impactspresent and futureas long as I canrepaint, repair, rewriterebuild a fortune-and not … Continue reading Audaciously Authentic

Expectations

moments before I take flight; I pause to assessmy rated capacity, versus the realwill expectations improve, or downgrade the flightexpectations look so small, against the blue sky Tanka Tuesday Weekly Prompt

Tiny Rock

I wonder what is compressed, in this tiny rockholding history of time, stories of decadespacked with static energy; threatens to convertkinetic force will combat, all that obstructs it MTB: Rocking the Imayo

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #288

Welcome back! PROMPT #288 There are three quotes below. Choose any one of them, and base your piece on it. You get brownie points for combining quotes. There is no restriction on format of the piece. There is no last date either, unless you wish to be featured in the Weekly Wrap.  Advertisements about:blank REPORT … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #288